Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Edward Lay, 26, of Clinton, Maryland on Feb. 19 in Silver Spring. He was charged with possession of a stolen handgun and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a statement from MCPD.  At around 10:28 p.m., an officer was driving on Georgia Avenue during […]

Five Clarksburg High School students were arrested following a robbery Monday afternoon of a fellow student at the school that involved a handgun. According to Montgomery County Police, on Monday at 1 p.m., a school administrator informed the high school’s resource officer that a 15-year old student had been robbed earlier in the day and […]

Devante Offutt, a 24 year old male from Montgomery Village, was arrested Thursday for handgun-related offenses. Offutt and an unnamed accomplice were observed by Montgomery County Police 6th district officers smoking marijuana in the parking lot of the Montgomery Village Center. When approached by the officers, Offutt fled the scene on foot and was seen […]

A man from Bay Shore, Mississippi was arrested on Jan. 15 for firearm-related offenses, according to a Montgomery County police statement. Police identified the man as Samuel Martone, 20. Officers from Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village district’s Community Action Team arrested Martone after stopping him on a traffic offense on Frederick Road at Game Preserve Road. […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives released surveillance footage of a Dec. 5 armed robbery of a Sunoco gas station in the Cloverly area. Detectives ask for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the video.  The surveillance video shows the suspect had his face covered and carried a handgun. He showed the gun […]

Montgomery County Police Department has charged a second suspect in connection to the armed robbery of a jewelry store in Bethesda on Dec. 13. Police identified the man charged as 49-year-old Anthony Starr of Southeast, Washington, D.C. Starr is one of three men allegedly involved in stealing about 100 pieces of jewelry, worth more than […]

Silver Spring District police officers arrested a Silver Spring man for offenses involving firearms as well as drug possession and distribution. Police have identified the man as 27-year-old Vision Lewis, who lives on Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring. The incident occurred on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. during a traffic stop in the White Oak […]

Montgomery County police officers from the Gaithersburg District arrested and charged a man for firearm-related offenses during a traffic stop on Friday, Aug. 16. The man has been identified as 20-year-old Andre Duvall of Gaithersburg. Police say that the traffic stop occurred at 9:55 p.m. Friday. Gaithersburg district officers conducted the stop on Frederick Road […]

Montgomery County Police Department released video footage showing three people robbing Spring Beer & Wine store in Silver Spring. The incident occurred Saturday, Aug. 3 at 10:40 p.m., police say. Officers in the Silver Spring District responded to calls about the robbery that occurred at the beer and wine store located at 9330 Georgia Avenue. […]

Montgomery County first responders were honored for acts of bravery at the 45th Annual Public Safety Award Luncheon. MCM’s Deirdre Byrne spoke with Montgomery County Police Officer Troy Melott and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services Capt. Chase Fabrizio about being honored: Melott was honored for peacefully responding to an armed Clarksburg High School student; […]